Alumni & People
curation of alumni people, faculty and student profiles
Conan O’Brien Named Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Speaker
The comedian, host, and 1985 graduate will deliver remarks at the May 28 ceremony.
Harvard baseball center fielder Ben Skinner
For speedy center fielder Ben Skinner, slowing down is key.
by Jacob Sweet
Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
Rafael Campo’s compassionate care
Harvard College course shopping period
Undergraduates’ flexibility in registering for courses is retained for at least a year or two.
Replacement of Iberian Men 4,000 Years Ago Raises Fresh Questions
Ancient DNA reveals Bronze Age replacement of Iberian men, raising new questions.
Justin Bassey Harvard Basketball's Unlikely MVP
Junior guard Justin Bassey
Excavating 1968
The premiere of an alumnus’s film about a seminal year at Harvard and beyond
Harvard Adams House Renewal
A complex, four-year plan for renewing a complicated House
Of Dumplings, Bok Choy, and the Politics of Emoji
Jennifer 8. Lee ’99 on the world of “emoji activism”
by Jacob Sweet
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
Michele Forman, film professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham: a profile
Michele Forman ’93 offers her UAB film students technical competency and ethical context.
by Shane Brodie